226 – “Once social change begins it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person that has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.”

–César Chávez

166 – “Never be afraid to try something new, because life gets boring when you stay within the limits of what you already know.”

– anonymous

147 – “The fear of being hurt will hurt you more than facing that fear and finding freedom.”

–anonymous

145 – 「说不能做的人不应该打断那个正在做的人。」

“Shuō bu néng zuò de rén bù yìng gāi dǎ duàn nàgè zhèngzài zuò de rén.”

“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.”

– Chinese Proverb [See Notes about Translation]

135 – “It was rather beautiful: the way he put her insecurities to sleep. The way he dove into her eyes and starved all the fears and tasted all the dreams she kept coiled beneath her bones.”

– Christopher Poindexter

93 – “In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth, or to step back into safety. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”

– Abraham Maslow